Old 07-23-13, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by bf2u
To really get people out of their cars they need to go faster and not be affected by wind so much. There are few things that seem more futile than cycling into a strong headwind. So I thought of an electric motor that could help out at times like that. Also the storage area behind the rider should be aerodynamic. No point spoiling the aero advantage with poorly designed storage. They say aerodynamics is more important behind the rider but it should be easy to have a small front mounted fairing for the chest area. I don't really care about the legs but the chest/torso is bad for aerodynamics and needs to be dealt with.

Are any designs considering these things I wonder?
Electric assist can be added to any bicycle or similar vehicle. An acquaintance put an electric assist on his Go-One velomobile and used it for a 40 mile round-trip commute:

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